Inspiration Award 2026 - Cast Your Vote!
The nominees for the PROVADA Inspiration Award 2026 have been announced! Three inspiring professionals who are truly making a difference in the industry are competing for the title. Meet the nominees:
Nowhere in the Netherlands are as many homes being built as in Utrecht. Over the past twenty years, an average of around 3,000 homes have been added each year, and the city has grown by roughly 2% per year. At the same time, growth was not the highest priority; the key question was how Utrecht can remain a healthy, liveable and future-proof city for all its residents.
How is Utrecht doing today? Can the city keep up its high construction pace? And will the city really become healthier too? And what choices lie ahead for the new city administration?
During the DNU real estate debate on 9 June, market parties, home seekers and representatives of the municipality of Utrecht will discuss these questions together. We will look back at how the city developed over the past year and, above all, look ahead: at trends, construction and development plans, opportunities and risks for the period to come.
After an introduction by Mathijs Lammers, advisor on Spatial Strategy at the municipality of Utrecht, a conversation chaired by Erwin Noorda (Trebbe), member of the agenda committee of Development Network Utrecht and chair of the Utrecht Building Society, will take place with:
- Harm Janssen (BPD)
- Robbert van Dijk (ASR)
- Charlotte Buijtelaar (Platform Woonzoekers)
- Anemoon van Dijk (Woonin)
Opening PROVADA 2026: Connecting Defence and Real Estate
On Tuesday 9 June at 10:00 AM, PROVADA will be officially opened by Lieutenant General Dick van Ingen, Deputy Director-General of Policy at the Ministry of Defence. Through his contribution, PROVADA underlines the current and growing intersections between Defence and the real estate sector.
At the Innovation Café, applicable innovations in area development take centre stage
During PROVADA, BouwLab R&Do and The Green Village will be providing the content programming for the Innovation Café. In collaboration with partners BPD, COD and VORM, and the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, and the DMI Ecosystem, one central question takes the lead: how do we move innovation faster from idea to application?
Foreign capital needed to meet housing construction targets
The fiscal threshold for foreign pension funds and insurers to invest in the Dutch housing market must be significantly lowered. That is the view of Mark Siezen, CEO of asset manager Bouwinvest. 'Foreign capital is absolutely essential to meet the enormous housing construction challenge. That requires a stable housing policy and fiscal climate. I am hopeful: the new minister recognises this and will act on it.'
International Investment Day at PROVADA: programme announced
Following the earlier announcement of the launch of the International Investment Day, PROVADA now presents the full programme for Thursday, 11 June 2026. As the largest real estate exhibition in the Netherlands, PROVADA brings together leading market parties for a day of insights, discussion and networking. The newly introduced international investment programme—developed in collaboration with INREV, Holland Metropole and the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning—offers international investors direct access to key developments, policy perspectives and investment opportunities in the Dutch market.
Parking during PROVADA
Visiting PROVADA? Please be aware that it can get busy around the RAI. Due to multiple large events taking place at the same time, the RAI parking facilities often fill up early.